Afghanistan: New Taliban Law Bans Women From Showing Their Faces And Speaking In Public

The Taliban on Monday rejected criticisms announced by the United Nations over new laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their faces and speaking in public places. 

Mexico ‘Pauses’ Embassy Relations With U.S., Canada After Ambassadors Criticize Judicial Reform Supported By Mexico’s President

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of Mexico announced on Tuesday that his country will halt official contacts with U.S. and Canadian embassies, after their representatives had expressed disapproval of a judicial reform proposal that the Mexican president supports.